GHAZIPUR: As at least two people were killed and around 35 others injured after a bus carrying pilgrims from Maharashtra overturned near Naisara village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Prataprao Jadhav on Friday reviewed the situation and directed officials to ensure proper medical care for the injured.
According to officials, the accident occurred on Thursday. Assistant Private Secretary to Union Minister of State for AYUSH Prataprao Jadhav, Gopal Dike, told IANS that he received a call from a person whose father was among the pilgrims travelling in the bus. The caller requested immediate assistance for hospital admission and treatment.
Dike said that upon being informed about the incident, Prataprao Jadhav promptly contacted the District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police, and health officials, instructing them to provide swift and adequate medical support. The local administration quickly arranged treatment facilities, ensuring that the injured received timely care, medicines, and food.
The incident took place on the Gorakhpur-Varanasi highway near Naisara village under the Nandganj police station limits. The bus, which was heading towards Varanasi, lost control and overturned. Authorities confirmed that two women -- Annapurna (50) from Akola and Saraswati (70) from Buldhana -- lost their lives in the incident.